Re: [Goanet] Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at Salvador do Mundo.

[Joao Paulo Cota]

Sometimes we have to examine the usage of the word 'Eco' with a bit more 
insight.


People may try eating a few traditional things on a coconut shell for 
that function only; after they go back home, they will carry on eating 
on plastic or glass ware regardless. Can't really blame anyone, it is 
just too impractical to use coconut shells for eating.


Also, if everyone ate their meals on banana leaves, a simple maths 
exercise would easily prove this to be an unsustainable practise and 
that there would be no banana trees left in India in no time. And with 
less photosynthesis, I wonder where on earth the bananas would get their 
nutrients


What would make 'Eco' sense would be to recreate the old practises of 
packing food into simple, non plastic packaging. If people would take 
jars/cloth bags to the local shops to get them refilled with grains, 
rice, veggies, etc. then it would make more sense. A step further, once 
could grow own vegetables on back gardens, reuse rain water, compost, 
insulate houses sensibly, use more solar/wind energy and turn kitchen 
bottles upside down for that 'last drop' when they are nearly finished!
Even designed my Porvorim flat so that the breeze alone with just two 
windows open, ventilates the whole area without any need of any fans.


I would call al this a proper usage of the word 'Eco'.

Regards,
JP


"The more you know, the less you know, because the more you know you 
don't know". --M. Lin





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Re: [Goanet] Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at, Salvador do Mundo.

[John Gomes]

PRAY EXACTLY WHERE IN SALVADOR DO MUNDO?.
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From: Frederick Noronha

Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at Salvador do Mundo.

[Goanet] Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at Salvador do Mundo.

[Frederick Noronha]

Traditional Eco-Friendly Sao Joao to be held at Salvador do Mundo.

PANAJI: A unique proactive festival …. aimed at encouraging youth to 
learn and showcase their skills in performing arts and revive some 
fading traditions will be held on June 20, 2010 from 11 am to 1 pm at … 
Salvador do Mundo.


“This will be a unique platform to offer young performers an opportunity 
to sing, dance, play live traditional music and also learn cooking Goan 
dishes,” Mario Fernandes, an volunteer said.


It will be fun for young and old alike, with no formal function, 
speeches, chief guest but an event to be held in the open. A number of 
games, including breaking of coconuts, housie with a difference will 
enliven the proceedings.


Wind blown instruments, which are part of our culture are under a threat 
of fading out due to dwindling interest among the younger generation in 
these instruments. But hopes of a revival are bright as some old 
maestros have sacrificed their time and energies in drawing some youth 
to the art. One of the maestros, Joao Carmino Braganza has painstakingly 
trained a few youngsters. Having picked up some skills under his 
tutelage, they will perform at this festival on wind instruments and 
drums. The occasion will serve to launch"THE GOAN YOUTH BRASS BAND" 
formed by the group.


Another highlight of the show will be singing of cantarams by new and 
young singers, who also include a few award-winning singers in tiatro 
competition, assisted by budding young musician, Ashley Fernandes and 
his Amigos.


Earlier on the festival eve on Saturday, a curtain raiser event, 
community kitchen will bring together under the guidance of Mrs.Juliet 
Fernandes ,from the Quitla waddo and her friends to pick up rudiments of 
cooking traditional Goan dishes. In a bid to inculcate a sense of 
importance of old practices and tradition, eco friendly materials, 
healthy foods and other customary facets of our culture will be on 
display."Sanna and Kanji or rice gruel will be served in coconut shells 
and food on banana leaves,” Fernandes said.


Another Volanteer Anselm Fernandes adds that "besides promoting 
community spirit the festival hopes to empower the young and old to 
safeguard our traditions for posterity and invest in our childern so 
future generations may reap the benefits".